Luke 8:39 “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him. Our reactions to miracles tells us a lot about ourselves. For some, this is a mute question, since in their hearts and mind, miracles simplyContinue reading “Luke 8:39 Trajectory”
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Change – Hebrews 8:13
Hebrews 8:13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear. Predicting the death of almost anything is tricky. It can be the Hospice Doctor talking with a family, or a political commentator looking at a political movement, both are unpredictable at thisContinue reading “Change – Hebrews 8:13”
Grace Teaches – Titus 2:12
Titus 2:12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, “I’m OK just the way I am.” “God made me this way, so why change.” “God loves me like this.” I have been amazed when I have heard people sayContinue reading “Grace Teaches – Titus 2:12”
Choose! – Romans 6:22
Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. Life is about choices and change. The old saying that change is the one constant in life has a ring of truth. But thereContinue reading “Choose! – Romans 6:22”
Unknown Reason – Matthew 8:34
Matthew 8:34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region. People often make choices based on reasons that are unknown to those around them. “Why would they have done that?” “That is not like them at all.” “I would never haveContinue reading “Unknown Reason – Matthew 8:34”
Luke 19:8 Change of Heart
Luke 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” How do you know if someone has really changed? This question is askedContinue reading “Luke 19:8 Change of Heart”
Unnecessary Commotion
Mark 5:38-39 Have you noticed how some people get spun up over the seemingly smallest things! They go from zero to sixty emotionally in an instant. You try to reason with them, but it is almost as if they can’t hear what you are saying, their emotions get in the way. To an outsiderContinue reading “Unnecessary Commotion”
From One Storm to the Next
Mark 5:1-20 Do you ever feel like you never get a break? Your life seemingly goes from one crisis to another, always waiting for the next shoe to fall? We even perpetuate the myth that bad things come in threes. They only seem to come in threes because we start counting over after three.Continue reading “From One Storm to the Next”
The Arnold Journey 